Chapter 73: The Dim-witted Boy
Everyone in the room was stunned. They thought the wounds on the baby's body were scratched by stones in the forest, but they were actually sword wounds?
Madam Ma covered her mouth with her hand and couldn't help crying. How cruel to hurt a baby with a sword! The child was still so young. How painful could it be?
Yuan Genzhu was also very uncomfortable. He said, “Thank you, doctor, we will think about it.”
After sending off the doctor and Aunt Wang, Madam Ma sat on the side of the bed and stared at the sleeping baby. Her eyes were full of pity and tenderness. She stretched out her hand to follow the outline of the baby, and whispered, “Genzhu, look how fair he is? With big eyes, a pretty nose, and a small mouth, he must be a beautiful man when he grows up!”
Yuan Genzhu thought to himself—the child hadn't even opened his eyes, how did she know his eyes were big? But he dared not say anything. Just as he was about to respond, Madam Ma exclaimed, “The child is awake!”
Yuan Genzhu looked over instinctively and happened to meet a pair of dark black eyes. The gaze was not as lively as other babies, even a little dull, but for some reason, they are inexplicably calming. It was like eating a piece of watermelon cooled in well water on a hot day, and all the heat and irritability were wiped out.
The baby didn’t cry or make a fuss. Although Madam Ma found it a little strange, she still said excitedly, “Look at how well-behaved the baby is. Genzhu, hurry up and find some goat milk. The baby must be hungry.”
However, goat milk had a stench and Madam Ma took a long time to get rid of it, before feeding it to him one spoonful at a time.
On that day, Yuan Genzhu and his wife did not wash up and go to bed until the baby fell asleep again.